BUILDING CAPACITY THROUGH . . .Building Capacity through
Prevention Enhancement Sites
In Kentucky, successful prevention is not based on having sufficient funding, but rather on an infrastructure that is so designed to make prevention work on a shoestring. The Prevention Enhancement Site (PES) system is an integral element in this infrastructure. Originally created to conduct research and provide technical assistance and training on best practices in Alcohol and Tobacco Environmental Strategies, the PES system has become instrumental in building the capacity of local and state prevention groups, effecting community/county and state-wide policy changes, increasing sustainable efforts and saving prevention dollars. This session will describe the development of the Kentucky PES system as an element of the Kentucky Prevention infrastructure. Participants will gain knowledge of how to implement a targeted system that can increase capacity, sustain efforts and enhance culturally competent prevention efforts. Results from the Alcohol, Tobacco Prevention and Methamphetamine Enhancement Sites will be highlighted. The use of this system with marijuana prevention, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and faith-based initiatives will also be discussed.
The primary objectives of the Kentucky Prevention Site system are:
1) To build the capacity of the state-wide prevention system
3) To provide targeted research, training and technical assistance on implementing and evaluating science-based strategies that address identified needs
4) To effect policy at the local and state level
5) To empower communities to implement culturally appropriate strategies
6) To empower communities to sustain their prevention efforts.
Northwest Alcohol Conference
